Nov 10, 2015
Jays will have budget of $140M in 2016
The Toronto Blue Jays will have a budget of at least $140 million to start the 2016 season, reports TSN Senior Correspondent Rick Westhead.
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The Toronto Blue Jays will have a budget of at least $140 million to start the 2016 season, reports TSN Senior Correspondent Rick Westhead.
According to sportrac, the Jays' total payroll was a little over $138 million in 2015, good enough for 10th in the league. As of now, Toronto has $85.7 million locked into players with contracts for next season, leaving approximately $54.3 million left to spend.
Pitchers David Price and Marco Estrada, who was Jays most consistent starter all season long, are free agents and will ask for considerable cash this offseason. The Jays extended a $15.8 million qualifying offer to Estrada earlier this month.
Backup catcher Dioner Navarro and relief pitcher Mark Lowe are other notable free agents while Josh Donaldson, Ben Revere and Justin Smoak are arbitration eligible.
Blue Jays Postseason Roster - Pitchers
Player | Pos | Age | '16 Contract | ERA | Ks | W-L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Price | SP | 30 | FA | 2.3 | 87 | 18-5 |
Marcus Stroman | SP | 24 | Pre-Arb. | 1.67 | 18 | 4-0 |
Marco Estrada | SP | 32 | FA | 3.13 | 131 | 13-8 |
R.A. Dickey | SP | 40 | $12M | 3.91 | 126 | 11-11 |
Roberto Osuna | RP | 20 | Pre-Arb. | 2.58 | 75 | 1-6 |
Brett Cecil | RP | 29 | Arb. | 2.48 | 70 | 5-5 |
Aaron Sanchez | RP | 23 | Pre-Arb. | 3.22 | 61 | 7-6 |
Mark Lowe | RP | 32 | FA | 3.79 | 14 | 1-3 |
LaTroy Hawkins* | RP | 42 | Retired | 2.76 | 14 | 3-1 |
Liam Hendriks | RP | 26 | Arb. | 2.92 | 71 | 0-5 |
Aaron Loup | RP | 27 | Arb. | 4.46 | 46 | 2-5 |
Blue Jays Postseason Roster - Positional Players
Player | Pos | Age | '16 Contract | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russell Martin | C | 32 | S (2019) | 0.24 | 23 | 77 |
Dioner Navarro | C | 31 | FA | 0.246 | 5 | 20 |
Edwin Encarnacion | 1B/DH | 32 | $10M | 0.277 | 39 | 111 |
Justin Smoak | 1B | 28 | Arb. | 0.226 | 18 | 59 |
Chris Colabello | 1B | 31 | Pre-Arb. | 0.321 | 15 | 54 |
Ryan Goins | 2B | 27 | Pre-Arb. | 0.25 | 5 | 45 |
Troy Tulowitzki | SS | 30 | S (2021) | 0.239 | 5 | 17 |
Josh Donaldson | 3B | 29 | Arb. | 0.297 | 41 | 123 |
Cliff Pennington | SS | 31 | FA | 0.16 | 2 | 11 |
Jose Bautista | RF | 34 | $14M | 0.25 | 40 | 114 |
Kevin Pillar | CF | 26 | Pre-Arb. | 0.278 | 12 | 56 |
Ben Revere | LF | 27 | Arb. | 0.319 | 1 | 19 |
Dalton Pompey | OF | 22 | Pre-Arb. | 0.223 | 2 | 6 |
Ezequiel Carrera | OF | 28 | Team Control | 0.273 | 3 | 26 |